MARSHALL — Area community members joined Southwest Minnesota State University in celebrating homecoming over the weekend. One of Saturday's key events, the homecoming parade, had people lining up alongside main roads around campus. Parade floats and…
Grazing bids sought for Lincoln Co. refuge land
LINCOLN COUNTY – When wildlife refuge land near the border of Lincoln and Lyon Counties was opened for grazing in…
Homecoming celebraton
MARSHALL – There was plenty of Mustang spirit on display at the campus of Southwest Minnesota State University over the…
Schwan's $5.5M gift largest in SMSU history
MARSHALL — The Schwan’s Corporate Giving Foundation announced a historic gift to Southwest Minnesota State University during Friday’s State of the…
Address talks challenges, positives for SMSU
MARSHALL — A proposed realignment of the Minnesota State system is a big topic of conversation among colleges and universities,…
State test data shows growth at Marshall Schools
MARSHALL — Statewide test results released this fall showed students at Marshall Public Schools demonstrated growth in subjects like math and…
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Local Sports
Laleman scores five touchdowns as Lakeview routs YME
GRANITE FALLS — Beau Laleman scored five total touchdowns for the Lakeview football team on Friday night as the Lakers routed Yellow Medicine East. Lakeview scored 16 points in each of the first two quarters and never let up, cruising to a 64-6 win. Laleman finished as the Lakers’ leading rusher with six carries…
CANBY — Colten Bothun’s three-touchdown game helped the No. 10 Dawson-Boyd football team survive a scare…
Bothun’s three-TD game lifts Dawson-Boyd past Canby
CLARA CITY — Randy Sorensen scored three second-quarter touchdowns to help the top-ranked Minneota football team…
No. 1 Minneota rolls past MACCRAY, stays unbeaten
TRACY — Brayden Chandler crossed the plane for a pair of rushing touchdowns for the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton…
Chandler, Johnson power RTR past TMB
Editorials
'Crazy' opportunity to support retail businesses
Any time a business closes in Marshall a lot of criticism is directed toward the city, especially on social media. While businesses do close now and then, new businesses are opening up as well. Take a stroll down Main Street and you will notice the changes. You will also find a vibrant retail atmosphere…
A couple weeks ago, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig met with southwest Minnesota farmers in Marshall for…
Securing Agriculture Workforce Act a step in the right direction
Republicans don’t want to say this publicly, but privately they do: President Trump’s personal political obsessions…
Trump has lost the plot on governance
It’s that time of the year again — planting season. The Minnesota Department of Transportation reminds…
Be careful during planting season
Letters to the Editor
November election an opportunity to change course
Well, gas prices have doubled since the war started. To justify what has happened with the sharp increase, we hear about how high gas prices were in 2022, from the same people that were complaining about it then. Only now we are hearing from these people that it isn’t that bad. First let’s see…
My 84 year old mother is upset because her Medicare Part D prescription drug insurance premium…
Keep ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ in mind when voting
Saving democracy in Minnesota? The Metro Surge this past winter was designed to rid Minnesota of…
Opposition to Metro Surge leaves state with black eye
Our fearless leader (President Donald Trump) has supposedly pulled a rabbit out of his hat six…
Spending taxpayer money on ads
Local Columns
Celebrating Ruth’s visit to Sleepy Eye
You might have heard. Babe Ruth played in Sleepy Eye. For thirty years, I’ve tugged and pulled at that game in every possible way. My fascination with that day in my hometown’s history began when I was doing research for the Brown County Historical Society 30 years ago for an exhibit: “Baseball and Brown…
Cemeteries offer valuable clues to the history of Marshall
A balance act when it comes to promoting Marshall events
Planning for healthcare in your estate plan
Features
Deployed soldiers ‘not forgotten’
I believe in, and love this job’
A life at the library
Watching out for bluebirds
Engagements, Weddings, Anniversaries
70 years together
Goetzl, Peterson
Kommer, Zahrbock
Zoch, Warne
Obituaries
Karen Zahnow
GARY, S.D. — Services for Karen Zahnow, 71, of Gary, S.D. will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Canby. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Houseman Funeral Home-Birk Chapel in Canby, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service at…